Aged Veterans Fund

(asked on 24th June 2019) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Browne of Belmont Portrait
Lord Browne of Belmont
(Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the Aged Veterans Fund in each year from 2016 to 2019.

Answered by
Earl Howe Portrait
Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 2nd July 2019

The Aged Veterans Fund, set up in 2015, used available LIBOR funds to support older veterans. It funded projects that supported non-core health, wellbeing, and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950), including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service, and other voluntary enlisted veterans.

The table below details the value of funds awarded in the two years the Aged Veterans Fund was open:

Financial Year

Value of Grants Awarded

2015-16

£6,608,090

2016-17

£22,792,661

Funding was made available for portfolios of projects lasting up to three years, so some projects are still ongoing.

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